Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service
HB 397 establishes confidentiality standards for mental health digital services. It defines these services as mobile applications or websites that collect, use, or access information related to an individual's mental health or substance use disorder, market themselves as facilitating such services, and use the information for diagnosis, treatment, or management. The bill subjects these services to existing health care information disclosure and confidentiality provisions. It also provides for enforcement and remedies for individuals whose information is disclosed in violation of these standards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill text shows minor formatting corrections, specifically removing a duplicated word ('and and') and cleaning up inconsistent line breaks and spacing. These changes do not alter the bill's legal meaning, scope, or policy requirements.
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Removed a duplicate word ('and and') in the definition of a digital service provider to correct a grammatical error.
Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the header and footer to standardize the document formatting.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2025
How they voted
49–1
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 3, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Apr 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Human Services
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Human Services
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katie Sullivan
DDemocratic
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